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C. Lopez, Chauffer
Answered: Mar 01, 2019

Positively charged subatomic particles known as protons, together with their neutral counterparts the neutrons, collectively make up the nucleus of an atom. The nucleus is the dense core located...Read More

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What are hadrons?

Samantha Stewart, Philanthropist
Answered: Feb 26, 2019

A haedron (hadron) is a class of subatomic particles that are made up of quarks and antiquarks and is divided into the mesons (comprised of one quark and an antiquark) and the baryons (comprised...Read More

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What are nucleons?

M. Porter, Senior Executive
Answered: Jan 17, 2019

Nucleons are either protons (positively charged subatomic particles) or neutrons (uncharged subatomic particles) , in the practices of chemistry or physics. They are known for their role as...Read More

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What are antiprotons?

Samantha Stewart, Philanthropist
Answered: Jan 22, 2019

The antiproton is the antiparticle of the proton. Though stable, antiprotons are typically short-lived, because any collision with a proton will cause both particles to be annihilated in a burst...Read More

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When and how were protons discovered?

C. Block, English Professor
Answered: Feb 20, 2019

The discovery of the proton is a portion of a series of experiments and discoveries of atomic particles by several scientists, but the credit is generally given to Ernest Rutherford. In 1897,...Read More

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Why does a proton have a positive charge?

Samantha Stewart, Philanthropist
Answered: Feb 26, 2019

The atom contains subatomic particles that are called protons and neutrons at the center in a dense area called the nucleus of the atom. Other particles circle around the nucleus in orbits called...Read More

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Are protons are neutrons of the same size?

O. Bickis, Corporate employee
Answered: Jan 24, 2019

Yes. Think of protons and neutrons as each being made up of three quarks. As far as we can tell, quarks, like electrons, are point particles -- they don't have any size at all. The quarks in each...Read More

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Which type of microscopes are used to see protons?

O. Bickis, Corporate employee
Answered: Jan 24, 2019

Photons can be seen by using an electron microscope, which uses a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination. As the wavelength of an electron can be up to 100,000 times shorter...Read More

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What are the differences between a proton and positron?

D. gray, Builder
Answered: May 17, 2019

While both the proton and the positron are subatomic particles with a +1 automatic positive charge, they do have some marked differences. The positrons are the same size as the electrons. Both...Read More

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How are antiprotons formed?

O. Bickis, Corporate employee
Answered: Jan 24, 2019

For over twenty-five years, antiprotons have been detected in cosmic rays, first by balloon-borne experiments and more recently by satellite-based detectors. The standard picture for their...Read More

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How heavy are protons?

D. gray, Builder
Answered: May 17, 2019

The mass of something and the weight are two separate things, and this must be clear when asking the weight of protons. First of all the mass of an object, or particle in this instance, is the...Read More

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Do protons repel each other?

O. Bickis, Corporate employee
Answered: Feb 26, 2019

Particles that have the same charge, or like charges, will repel each other. This applies to the positively charged protons and the center of the atom. Because they share like charges protons do...Read More

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How stable are protons?

E. Good
Answered: Jan 17, 2019

Protons are stable because the proton is the lightest baryon. The neutron is nearly the same mass as the proton (about 0.1% difference in mass), and when you put conglomerations of protons and...Read More

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How are protons made?

E. Good
Answered: Jan 17, 2019

Protons, along with neutrons, are made of tiny particles called quarks, permanently combined after the universe cooled for a few moments from the big bang. Atoms are made of protons, neutrons and...Read More

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How are protons different from quarks?

O. Bickis, Corporate employee
Answered: Jan 24, 2019

Fundamental particles called quarks come in six different flavors. Protons are made of two up quarks and one down quark, while neutrons contain two down quarks and one up quark. A quark is a tiny...Read More

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